Want to learn new scuba diving skills?
Take a PADI or ISC Dive courses onboard!
The Smiling Seahorse offers you the opportunity to do any training course while staying on our liveaboard:
Combine the trip of a lifetime with dive training in perfect conditions.
Warm Tropical waters (around 30°C all year round) and crystal clear visibility will give you the experience of a real diving expedition.
The Smiling Seahorse recently teamed up with ISC (International Scuba Certification) to offer quality diving training and certification.
ISC is an ISO accredited, and HSC Approved (UK) Training Agency with several advantages over PADI:
If you'd rather get certified by the industry's leader, we can also provide PADI certifications from “Advanced Open Water” to “Dive Master”
We also offer many specialties to improve your skills and abilities underwater.
We take only small groups of students per course, which ensures a high quality and often one on one training.
Our professional team is dedicated to enhancing your experience, so you can be sure to be looked after and guided through the steps of each course at your own pace.
Great diving: learn while you dive some of the best dive sites in the world!
Combine the trip of a lifetime with dive training in perfect conditions.
Warm Tropical waters (around 30°C all year round) and crystal clear visibility will give you the experience of a real diving expedition.
The Smiling Seahorse recently teamed up with ISC (International Scuba Certification) to offer quality diving training and certification.
ISC is an ISO accredited, and HSC Approved (UK) Training Agency with several advantages over PADI:
- A modern Online Platform and Record System: ISC offers a 100% digital training and student record system, which sets it apart from traditional methods.
- Free Digital Online Training: ISC offers free digital online training, making it more cost-effective and convenient for divers.
- Emphasize on practical skills and knowledge the instructor has the freedom to adapt to each student individually.
If you'd rather get certified by the industry's leader, we can also provide PADI certifications from “Advanced Open Water” to “Dive Master”
We also offer many specialties to improve your skills and abilities underwater.
We take only small groups of students per course, which ensures a high quality and often one on one training.
Our professional team is dedicated to enhancing your experience, so you can be sure to be looked after and guided through the steps of each course at your own pace.
Great diving: learn while you dive some of the best dive sites in the world!
Our diving courses menu:
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OPEN WATER:
Our liveaboard isn't suitable to a total newby, so we recommend you pass your open water course before coming. We can help you organize it with several dive centers we trust if you have a few days to spare before your cruise either in Phuket, Khao Lak or Koh Tao. 15,000 THB (including E-learning access, pool sessions, four open water training dives, equipment rental and validation of your card). The Open Water course teaches you the basic skills to survive underwater and allows you to dive up to 18 meters. |
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ADVANCED OPEN WATER:
Go on step further and enjoy more diving adventures with the Advanced Open Water course. On this course, you’ll get the chance to experience the most unique and fun diving activities in 4 to 5 adventure dives such as deep dives (18-30m), night dive, navigation and more! The Advanced course allows you to dive up to 30 meters (100 ft). 8,000 THB with ISC or 10,000 THB with PADI e-manual |
Rescue course...
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RESCUE DIVER COURSE
Rescue Diver combines Emergency first responder course with diving related rescue technics to spot foreseeable problems and master rescue technics underwater and at the surface. The main objective of this course is to be able to identify and manage stress for yourself first, then for your dive buddies before it get out of control leading to panic. What you will learn on this course will make you a much better dive buddy and can save lives! 9,000 THB for a Rescue diver course with ISC or 11,000 THB if you want a PADI certification Prerequisites: It is necessary to have an EFR certification (or equivalent) to enrol into the Rescue Diver course; you can pass the EFR course at the same time or provide a valid certification card (less than 2 years) you can take a CPR/ first aid class with your fire station or hospital back home for example. Logistic: you'll need a day at the pool before departure and a minimum of 7 days of diving to complete this course comfortably as the program is quite intensive. |
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DIVE MASTER COURSES:
The Divemaster rating is the first professional rating. It allows you to guide and conduct some training with and without instructor supervision. You will also get discount on equipment, dive related products including dive trips. If you like responsibilities, you are comfortable being a role model, and you LOVE helping others while underwater, the Divemaster program is for you! FROM 15,000 THB with ISC or FROM 17000 THB with PADI For students having passed the Advanced and the Rescue Diving rating, a Valid EFR certification (less than 2 years), and 20 logged dives. You need to join a minimum of 3 dive cruises with us which are not included in the price of the course! We need to check your level before we can assess how long/ how expensive your training will be. |
Hone your skills... get more indepth with our speciality courses!
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SPECIALTY COURSES:
Take your diving one step further and learn to master your craft! Diving Specialties enhance your diving skills and allow you to explore facets of scuba diving that interest you the most. Become the diver you want to be and discover what the underwater world has to offer. The Specialties available on board: 6,000THB each with ISC card or 8,000 THB with PADI card. - The Deep specialty will take you as deep as 40 meters! - Enriched Air Nitrox will teach you to dive with mixed gas up to 40% oxygen. (why should you dive nitrox? we explain it in this blogpost) - The Underwater Digital Photographer, will make you a stunning photographer, and you will amaze all your friends with awesome pictures! (you need to have your own camera for this course) - The Night diver, learn the proper procedures for diving in the dark. You will also get to see different creatures only active by night…! |
Our extra services menu:
Photo coaching service
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Franck Fogarolo, the cruise director and onboard photographer, is also offering underwater photography courses onboard MV Smiling Seahorse.
Whether you are new to UW photography or already experienced, Franck will be sharing his tips and tricks to make sure you go home with the best souvenirs.
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